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Title: What do you think is the best firewall - virus software to use in AH?
Post by: ygsmilo on June 18, 2002, 04:48:31 PM

Thanks in advance.

Title: What do you think is the best firewall - virus software to use in AH?
Post by: steely07 on June 19, 2002, 03:00:08 AM

Tiny personal firewall,or Sygate,i wouldn't recommend running ANY virus software while playing,you don't need it and it takes system resources.
 Steely

Title: What do you think is the best firewall - virus software to use in AH?
Post by: Duedel on June 19, 2002, 07:28:09 AM

I like ZoneAlarm :)

Title: What do you think is the best firewall - virus software to use in AH?
Post by: WizOfClay on June 19, 2002, 07:35:08 PM

i use zone alarm as well for my firewall, and avg anti-virus system as my anitvirus...

its been working well for me so far...  just remember though, with zone alarm, everytime you install or upgrade AH, you have to allow AH to gain access to the internet by clicking "r" then "y" when it seems like its frozen (Usually after you click the "OK" button where you enter your User Name and password...

Title: What do you think is the best firewall - virus software to use in AH?
Post by: 715 on June 19, 2002, 09:54:25 PM

I use Blackice Defender from http://www.iss.net.  Until the most recent version it never blocked outgoing net access by trojan programs (it only blocked incoming packets).  The latest version, however, does handle this, but in a way that is different from ZoneAlarm (better or worse depending on your view).  My understanding is that it just makes a list of your current executables and blocks ANY execution of new executables or dlls.  The window pops up before the program starts, so you can click "OK- add this program to my safe list..." before the dialog box is covered by the running program.  However, if you are a programmer, it will complain every single time you recompile and execute your own code and, basically, drive you batty.

For those that don't think you need a firewall, you might be right, but mine detects attacks all the time (usually from far flung places in the world) and I don't even have DSL or a cable modem.  It just caught two a couple of minutes ago.  Blackice will even back hack into the computer that is attacking yours and get their NetBIOS  CPU name and even their ethernet card MAC number.  I think that I'll turn that feature off however, it probably justs annoys the hackers if they catch the back intrusion.  Sometimes it provides entertainment though; one hacker named his computer "HACKMASTER".

715

Title: What do you think is the best firewall - virus software to use in AH?
Post by: Xjazz on June 20, 2002, 01:40:08 AM

I and some of my friends use Tiny personal firewall program.

No problems so far.